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Attorney Profile
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Thomas S. Gryboski
Partner
Phone: 404.504.7660
Fax: 404.365.9532
Email: tgryboski@mmmlaw.com
Thomas S. Gryboski is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Development and Finance Practice and leads the firm’s Hospitality Practice. Mr. Gryboski represents clients in real estate acquisitions, development projects, dispositions, joint ventures and related loan closings. Mr. Gryboski also has experience representing borrowers in loan restructurings, negotiations with loan special servicers and advising clients to help avoid recourse pitfalls in loan documents. In addition, Mr. Gryboski has significant experience in drafting and negotiating hospitality transaction documentation, including franchise agreements, management agreements and technical services agreements.
Prior to joining Morris, Manning & Martin, Mr. Gryboski acted as head in-house counsel for a publicly traded hotel owner/operator.
Recent Experience
Representation of CMBS borrower in negotiation with special servicer related to matured loan with
negative equity.
Representation of a publicly traded hotel company and subsidiaries in a $370 million refinancing of 64
hotels through three existing loans, four fixed rate loans, one floating rate loan and two mezzanine loans.
Representation of purchaser - joint venture in $97 million acquisition and financing of 467 room Sheraton Colony Square Hotel in midtown Atlanta, Georgia and planned conversion and renovation of hotel to “W” brand. Related representation including all associated Sheraton franchise and management agreements, acquisition and construction financing documentation, and joint venture documentation.
Representation of a real estate private equity fund manager and an integrated operating and development organization that specializes in investments within the North American lodging and hospitality sector, in the development of a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified “geen” hotel and spa under LEED-NC 2.1.
Representation of joint venture partners in the acquisition and financing of the Buckhead Crowne Plaza
in Atlanta, Georgia and planned conversion and renovation of hotel to “W” brand.
Representation of a borrower in a $53 million refinancing for properties located in five states which
included the refinancing of several existing senior and mezzanine loans with two senior loans and a mezzanine loan.
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Georgia, admitted 1994
Education
Emory University, B.A., 1989
Emory School of Law, J.D., 1994
Goizueta School of Business at Emory University, M.B.A., 1994
Honors and Affiliations
State Bar of Georgia, (Real Property and Corporate Counsel Sections)
Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys
Listed, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business - top lawyer in Real Estate (2009)
Listed, Legal Elite, by Georgia Trend
Listed, Legal Eagle, by Franchise Times
Listed, Legal 500 US Leading Lawyers in Real Estate (2009)
Latest Press Releases
2/3/2010 - MMM Advises HK Motors in Auto Development Agreement
6/17/2009 - Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Recognized for Excellence by Chambers USA
11/13/2008 - MMM Launches Commercial Real Estate Debt Management Practice
3/24/2008 - MMM Leads Atlanta Firms in Private Equity Deals in 2007
12/18/2007 - Real Estate Attorney Tom Gryboski Among the "Legal Elite"
Service Areas
Commercial Lending
Commercial Real Estate Debt Management
Hospitality
Real Estate Capital Markets
Real Estate Development & Finance
Timberland Investments & Forest Products
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